Altria Group (External Web Page)

Philip Morris, the world's largest tobacco company, is part of Altria Group Inc. This is the Altria Group website.

British American Tobacco (External Web Page)

British American Tobacco's (BAT) corporate website. In addition to the standard financial information, the site includes BAT's mission statements on marketing, "corporate citizenship", the environment and health

Gallaher (External Web Page)

Makers of Benson and Hedges and Silk Cut. Largest UK domestic tobacco manufacturer. Dull site offering the annual report and accounts, plus self-important statements from executives.

Japan Tobacco International (External Web Page)

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is a Japanese tobacco company. JTI bought British Gallaher in 2006.

Imperial Tobacco (External Web Page)

Makers of Embassy, Lambert and Butler, John Players.

Philip Morris (External Web Page)

The new Philip Morris site including its own 'Health Issues' pages.

RJ Reynolds (External Web Page)

RJ Reynolds is the second largest tobacco company in the United States. The company has approximately 30% of US cigarette sales. Brands include Camel, Kool, Pall Mall, Winston, Doral and Salem.

Star Scientific (External Web Page)

A tobacco company with a big difference - this one admits everything and wants to change for the better. The first company to remove cancer-causing nitrosamines from its products. It is bound to embarrass its bigger and slower dinosaur competitors.

AIR - Atmosphere Improves Results (External Web Page)

Tobacco industry initiative with advice to pubs and restaurants showing that smoke-free areas make financial sense. But emphasis is on expensive ventilation and making pub-owners spend to clean the air rather than ban smoking

FORCES (US) (External Web Page)

The United States' pro-smoking, libertarian, 'pro-choice' organisation. If you need to know where they are coming from the site also has anti-Clinton links. Not much mention of how Kenneth Starr is a tobacco industry plant, and we don't mean the leafy kind that you roll up and smoke.

FOREST (UK) (External Web Page)

Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco (FOREST). This group claims to campaign on behalf of smokers but are funded almost entirely by the tobacco industry. They have consistently opposed measures designed to help the 70% of smokers who say they want to quit. Relying heavily on tobacco industry funded research and questionable celebrity endorsement, they have achieved few recent lobbying successes.

International Tobacco Growers Association (External Web Page)

How the tobacco industry is saving the poor and feeding the world.

The Tobacco Manufacturers Association (External Web Page)

The UK TMA is a trade association which aims to show that the tobacco industry is an important and responsible part of the economy. Doesn't have too much to say about addiction, illness and death.

The Tobacco Reporter (External Web Page)

Interesting pro-tobacco trade journal.

Smoking causes (External Web Page)

A Dutch enthusiast has created this guide to the pro-tobacco world.

Smoking from all sides - pro tobacco section (External Web Page)

A number of links to pro-smoking sites and pro-smoking documents.

Big Tobacco Sucks (External Web Page)

March 2002: Website of the (US) Campaign Against Tobacco Transnationals - aimed at college students and giving a good account of why every self-respecting radical should take on Big Tobacco.

Tobacco scam - how the tobacco industry uses the restaurant trade to fight smoke-free restaurants (External Web Page)

Excellent site revealing the politics of smoking in restaurants and how the tobacco industry uses the trade to fight smoking restrictions

The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL) (External Web Page)

The Library contains more than 7 million documents (40 million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities.

Master anti-smoking (US) (External Web Page)

Lots of good quitting and FAQ resources and a huge links area - though with a US focus. Promotes 'No smoke' software.

Pioneer Press tobacco section (US) (External Web Page)

Great news coverage of all the tobacco litigation in the United States.

Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (External Web Page)

The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium is a US national network supporting tobacco control policy change by giving advocates better access to legal expertise. It publishes Legal Update which gives readers the key developments on legal cases affecting the tobacco control community.

Tobacco Control Resource Center (US) (External Web Page)

Legal and policy orientated site with the best commentary and insight into US litigation, legislation and settlements. Also the web home of the Tobacco Products Liability Project.

AccountAbility - The Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability (External Web Page)

Developed to integrate with GRI - the AA1000 series provides a framework for independent monitoring of ethical performance - effectively seeking to establish an international standard for social and ethical reporting. The standard is subject to on going development in several key area's and users may find it useful to explore the accountability site to keep on top of new additions and discussions relating to the standards development. AA1000 is the CRS standard adopted by BAT in its current corporate social responsibility programme.

Alan Landers - Winston Man (External Web Page)

Alan Landers is the former "Winston Man", now a spokesperson for the World Health Organization.

Christian Aid (External Web Page)

Charity that has worked with ASH to analyse the Corporate Social Responsibility documents issued by the tobacco companies

CNN's tobacco history site (External Web Page)

A great review of the history and controversy surrounding tobacco.

The Insider - Jeffrey Wigand (External Web Page)

The man who inspired the film "The Insider". Jeffrey Wigand (played by Russell Crowe) was an employee of Brown and Williamson (BAT's American subsidiary). He became one of the biggest tobacco whistleblowers in history. This is his site.

Multinational Monitor (External Web Page)

Journal that examines the best and worst corporations.

OECD: Guidelines for Multinational Companies (External Web Page)

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Outlines the guidelines for Multinational Enterprises